Summary

Synopsis

Can you improve your English communications by learning French? Certainly! Discover the proper usage, pronunciation, and meaning of French words and phrases commonly used in everyday English. Using French expressions appropriately in your English writing and speaking will help ensure clear and correct communications. (Audio player is required.)

Objectives

• Decipher the meaning of many French phrases commonly used in English
• Identify proper pronunciation of French expressions commonly used in English
• Identify the proper usage of French expressions to communicate concepts clearly when writing and speaking English
• Identify some origins of French expressions used in English

Outline

• Introduction
• Overview
• Objectives
• Friendly Phrases
• Coming and Going
• The Right Words
• Le Mot Juste
• De Rigueur
• Fait Accompli
• Faux Pas
• Raison d'Être
• Collage
• Cliché
• Nom de Plume
• Gauche
• L’Esprit d’Escalier
• Sang-froid
• Double Entendre
• Savoir Faire
• Entertaining Terms
• Film and Stage Phrases
• Checkpoint I
• Food Phrases
• Le Restaurant
• Le Menu
• Le Cookbook
• Fighting Words
• Words from Warfare
• Repartee
• Avant-garde
• Carte blanche
• Tour de Force
• Coup de Grâce
• Forte
• Martinet
• Special Occasions
• Wedding Words
• Checkpoint II
• Abstract Expressions
• Intangible Terms
• Déjà Vu
• Je Ne Sais Quoi
• Laissez-faire
• Plus ça Change
• Sans Souci
• Vis-à-vis
• Connoisseur
• Pièce de Résistance
• Les Bons Mots
• Les Mots Magnifiques!
• Final Checkpoint